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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
Railroad Lawyers In the Senate.

Senator Teller, in his speech opposing
the bill to prevent Senators from being at
torneys fer railroad companies, misinter-
prets the public feeling. The people ere
not ipssncly opposed 10 rich men beingin
the Senate, nor are they possessed by q
blind hatred OF lawyers in the Senate. It
is fac. thnt some men get into the Senate
because they are rich, and lor no other
reason.
The measure which Mr.. Teller WAS op-
posing is not bill 10 maize rich men iueii-
gible, but 10 prevent, ii possible, the use
Of seat in the Senate to take big fee
from railroad corporation aud deliver a
vote under the disguise Of courageous
determination to serve The public interest
in spite Of the public clamor. Mr.. Teller
knows very we'll what the object is, and
he knows how difficult it will be to adopt
any measure that will bind shrewd man
who is determined not to be bound. 1t
may never bs possible 10 reach the end Of
the measure which is aimed at a growing
scandal, but that makes it no lees desira.
BILE to try.
The indignation which Mr.. Teller hurts
at the press in this matter may well pass
by as the idle wind. The question is not
whether the press is making a clamor, but
whether the clamor is baaed on reasona-
by good proyocatioa. r., g-r.... ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

Te1a. sirinos. Etl
(. An Austin man who Wa q candidate
for q certain political Office was badly
beaten at the polls by one whom he will
designate as Brown. The next day the
defeated candidate strolled Into q saloon
where he owed a considerable bill, and,
with an air OF deep detection called for n
toddy. After drinking II he remarked to
The bar.keeper: "Don't you feel sorry
that was defeated yesterday "Not a
blamed Bit" replied the vlyacious saloon
keeper. "But don't you see, If l had been
elected could have paid my bar bill, but
now you will have TO wait on mo spell"
Eyes, that's oil right enough" eaid the
saloon.keeper; "but II you had been
elected Brown would have been defeated,
and Brown owes me twice %, big a bill "a
yours" "Great heavensl Can this be
true? Alas, too late, I have discovered
the secret Of Browns popularity! He
probably owes all the sa!oons and every.
body in town, and they were all anxiour
10 get their pay. Give mo another toddy,
ri try and make up for lost time, and
when the next election comes of III be
neck md neck with him, II not little
ahead,n H
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
The Agonles OF Lunbsso.
EAST RIVER NATIONAL BANK;
+ New YoRE, March 10, 1885,

1t gives mo great pleasure to add my
testimony in favor OF your valuable plas-
tels. Last October I had a worry severe
attack Of lumbago and suffered untold
agony; could not turn in bed or get in any
position without assistance, and with pains
almost unbearable; the folks suggested
Allcock's Porous plastera. As soon as
possible l had one applied to the small Of
my back, and to my great surprise I ex-
periepced almost instant relief; l con-
tinued wearing ituntil entirely cured, and
am happy to gay that l have not had the
slightest symptoms of lumbago since.
They sre wonderful and valuable plaster
for lumbago, and l take much pleasure in
,ecommendingthem. WIS. PHILLIPS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

The rate OF mortality OF the city will compare
iavoraoly with that OF many other cities both In
this country and In Europe. The Eighth ward
tuln!shed over Is percent OF all the denths. The
Second ward had the smallest number Of deaths
II Is remarkable that there wetc only two deaths
rom scarlet fever during the yeai. 1hcy occurred
at s7le MoColloch street In the Eighth ward. fF,.
ton Of our water supply aud respectfully urge
upon tho people aud members Of Council tho i'm.
purtancc OF taking immediate steps 10 improve It's
condition The present supply Is 50 foul that there
Ohio river above tho foot Of Eighth street. aud be.
low the sewer outalls OF the First ward, Of which
there arc four which drain all that portion Of the
which drains from the Hospital aud It's bulldogs.
But this Is not the fault Of the Hospital nor OF the
Fiat ward tor The river Is tho Natural outlet for all
drainage. From Ihefo outlalls Is poured all man.
Which Is not the Wo.ss th that su e isto the
sewelsI, which flows down to the pumping station,
where 1t Is drawn up Into the basins distributed
70 water consumes. All alth y not necessarily
poisonous, then the use Of given water which is
liable at any time TO become specially polluteu,
should be abandoned II possible, In iavor Of o safer
source Of supply. The wolf authenticated cases OF
means Of specific polsons Of certain diseases con.
taiucd In tho e1crDtR from the sick finding Ia way
into the drinking water, OF Lauscn, Switzerland,
and many other places abroad and more recently
AZ AAoutAt hAuh AoN AAnu4G kl4AS w 10
stricken with some terrible pes.lence as long "a
her people arc forced 10 use polluted water. d
sAg regards tho dissemination OF diseases by
drinking water, there IL 80 much evidence 10 sup
port the view that polluted waters are prolific
sources OF disease that to deny sucn cause a. an
important tnctor In the propagation OF many xymo-
tic diseases Ia, to say the least Illogical. Count
ssspoiadic cases OF typhoid fever. Tor Instance
lu.ed by the objections Of those suffering With
thts disease, and many epfdem1cs OF typhoid fever
o similar origin. . r. L = .H-7isrS
GEO. I. GARRISON, N. D.,
80 L1.G ,ae !Ct Health Officer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

he were deslrous Of making his Anished
work attractive or revolving. We do not
know, Of course, how It was in the Van
Zanlt case; we only know that the family
rose up in rebellion and asked for an In.
junction 10 cut of tho wax Van Zandt in
tho warm flush Of its young lie.
And this is really the best thing that
has been heard from the Van Zandts since
they appeared suddenly on the stage OF a
very great notoriety. 1t may be that a
lucid interval Is on Its way into the Van
Zandt family.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
Che !aia&e.!l.l'yqe,ltfa;,
W. VA. JANUARY 81. 1887.
Responsibility for the New City 6ovcrn'n ont.
Tho people OF Wheeling have placed in


Tho people OF Wheeling have placed in
Republican hands the chief responsibility
for tho couduc: Of public affairs for the
mex. two years. Tho Democrats have
elected the City Sergeant and tho Mayor
hero named in the order OF their i'm.
portance-but with tho exception OF the
policing OF tho city the government is to
ba in Republican hands. The Rspubli-
cans who have been put in power are re-
sporssbls TO the party which nominated
them, aud the party shares with them
Anal responsibility to the people.
II Republicans will ask themselves why
they have been put in power, the answer
will DO safe guide to their duty as pub
lie servants. Tho Democratic Council
made itself and ita party offensive to the
people, largely because 1t was not choice
in its selection Of men, and in its ndop.
ton OF, or opposition TO, measures 1t usual
ly managed to get on the wrong eide.
The grand mistake Of the Democratic
Council VISA that It forgot to guard Ggatnat
tho day Of reckoning which surely Gomez
The people did not forget, and 80 the Re.
pu5lcans nov find themselves in power
and they have been placed there dis.
tinctively as reform party. II tho peo'
pie had not had confidence 10 them and
their party other men OF another party
would now be in the Council.
AS a minority the Republicans did &c
we'll in the late Council 90 to win the pop.
ular approval. But it is easier to do well
as q minority than SIS a majority. 1t is
one thing 10 keep other people in check
and quite another 10 pursue q right course
ourselves. The right course is, however,
Just what is expected Of this Council, and
the lNrELLlGRScER thinks the confidence
will be shown not to hsye been misplaced.
This reasonable expectation can only lie
realized and the good name Of the Coun-
Gil preserved by careful-even critical
selection OF men and an obvious honesty
with regard to measures. No place, great
or email, should be bestowed upon any
man whose di,charge Of It's duties will not
give public satisfaction. There are Re.
pnblicars enough 10 select from, aud the
expectation ia that only the best will be
chosen. Mistakes in this regard will cer'
tainiy be fatal.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
Babies

That are iretful, peevish, cross, or troubled
with Windy Collie, Teething PaiuR, or
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved at
once by using Acker's Baby Soother. 1t
contains no Opium or Morphine, hence is
eafe. Price Is cents. Sold by Logan 4
Co. and @. Menkemeller. E.', S 81
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90
Save

the children. They arc especially liable
to sudden Colds, Coughs, Group, Whoop.
ing Cough, etc. We guarantee Ackefs'
English Remedy a positive cure. 1tsaves
hours Of anxious watching. Sold by Lo-
gan & Co. and g. Menkemelier.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

Dr.. BuLL's Cough Syrup Is a staple ar.
ticle In the market, The demand Tor It
was never greater than now. The people
find 1t Indispensable, and will not be With
out. 1t any price. Only costs % cents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
GEpSEy HOUSE, NEW YORK

Broadway and Fortieth street, opposite
Metropolitan Opera House and Casino
Hotel entirely new. Desirable for bust
ness men or families. European Plan
Rooms 81 per day upwards. Excellent
restaurant. 4.
Gxs. DAN. MAcAuIEy 4 w. B. Bowers.
TrhHtW t.#. -a.. T.. . III.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
Many

OF the good things OF this life are sor-
rowfully let alone on account OF Dyspep-
sia. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets will cure
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Constipation;
sold on q posisive guarantee at % and so
cents, by Logan & Go. and G. Menke-
meller. - p. 49,.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

So lar as We hays been able to observe
the cider pitcher is drawing larger
salary than tho base ball pitcher. '@
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
SPECIAL. NOTICES. !, J

Ft7Ss-An Fis stopped Tree by Dr. Eline's @ cst
Nerve Rcs.oser. No Fits after nrst days use. Mar
velouS cures Treatise and 81 90 trial bottle Tree to
Fit cases Send to Dr.. Kline, 9s1 Arch St., Phia pa,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

Men who pass the bottle frequently get
SO at last that they can't pass anything
will. liquor in it.-7tras Sitiinqs. ,..i'7 :
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TOR REN'r-DEsIRABLE RESI-.
II DENCk, No. las Fifteenth street, ten rooms
gas and water throughout Apply on premises.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

a RIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
In TRAISs-on and after Jan. 80, 1SS7-E1r1A-
NATION OF RIyKHEscE MAREs. sDstly. tSunday
exCepted. MONDAY eXcepted.-Wheclingt mo:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
MORTALITY STATISTICS.

Below Is given tho mortality statistics OF the city
for the year ending December 3d. 1855. Dcaths from
all causes, 5l8; proportion In 1000 Of population
per annunl Il o6; mate! 267; females, 2i6; white,
ASS. co,orCd. rs, -. - ..a-r-. % OF. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31

r. E.7-7'.-, . GEO. I. GARRISON, II. D., rs
WHEELING. ". Va, Jan. u. 1857. lI1I.i jv3l
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-23
Monkeys as Track Inspectors.

Near place called Niddivunda there is a large tope which is well known to be infested with a host of monkeys. Having. no other mode of occupying their dull hours, they are bent upon trying to de- stroy the railroad track on the Tambur line. It would appear that these animals, about fifty or sixty, form themselves into two companies; they range themselves systematically, one-half on one rail and the other half on the other. They begin by first removing the earth from the sides of the rails. Then they arrive at the difficulty of nuts and bolts, which, though they examine them very minutely, they cannot get over On the approach of the up or down train, they will wait till the engine is within a few yards, when, with the utmost coolness, they simply jump on one side till the train has passed, and then resume their work.
 A remarkable instance occurred on one of these occasions. As an engine was ap- preaching, the monkeys made their usual jumps, with the exception of one, who persisted in remaining on the line, the engine by this time being very near. Five or six monkeys, seeing the danger one of their number was in, made sudden rush and dragged him off, some laying hold of him by the tail, others by the legs; they saved him. They are now styled the Niddivunda gangmen by the guards and drivers.-The Christian at Work.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-23
Very Few Fat Villains.

It's peculiar thing that there are so few fat villains in history or romance. Now, can't remember one except Fosco, in the "Woman in White" People take their ideas of character from the physiog- nomy and physique of certain characters, historical or imaginary, and as Shake speare pictures jovial Jack Falstaff as fat, so every fat man is prejudged as good natured, rollicking blade, with no guile in him. All villains I've seen on the stage have been thin, but I aver that a man may be fat and be villain. All stage lawyers are generally represented as lean, clammy and cadaverous, yet only the poor lawyers are thus. Any man who walks with an erect carriage and expanded chest Is put down at sight by the general run of people as proud and egotistic, but there's just as much ego tism in little, dumpy men. Iknow poets who don't wear long hair, and preachers who don't wear long faces. People have formed their ideals of certain phases of character and appearance from early im- pressions of individuals who had, or were supposed to have, the character, and they never changed it. I insist that all con spirators are not lean, like Guy Hawkes., and that the public should be warned not to put too much faith ill these old beliefs, as fat conspirators are dangerous from the very freedom from suspicion which they en -Globe-Democrat.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-23
THE DIRT WE EAT.

Cheerful Report of the Government
 Chemist on Food Swindles.
 Part I of Bulletin No. 13, Department of Agriculture, Division of Chemistry, now in press, treats of the adulteration of dairy products, and tells nothing new.
 Part II consists of the results of an in- vestigation of spices and condiments and their deliberations, by Clifford Richard son. The extent of fraud in this direc- ton in this and other countries is looked into and the results of the Investigations of public analyists and boards of health collected and reviewed. The best means to employ for the detection of foreign substances, both microscopical and chem ical, are explained, so that the report will serve as valuable means of refer ence for those engaged in similar work.
 A large number of specimens of spices and condiments purchased in Washing ton and Baltim1re in this connection have been carefully examined and an- alyzed. The results show the almost universal practice which exists of dilu- tion of the pure spice with cheap or waste material, or the substitution of il1s. ferior goods. The more common adul- terants were found to be, for this part of the country, yellow corn meal, cracker dust, colored earths or ochres, cayennes, mustard hulls and farinaceous matter of all kinds. Elsewhere ground refuse CO., coanut shells, peanut shells, oil cake, COW peas, cedar sawdust, olive stones and buckwheat are often found. Among eleven brands of mustard none were found which had undergone no alteration from the original seed.
 In all hut the English the fixed oil had been expressed, since it is used for many purposes and adds nothing to the value of the seed as condiment. This, per baps, cannot be classed as an adultera- ton. The commoner additions are flour and yellow cornmeal, with at times hulls of the white mustard seed, and color in the shape of tur1neric or some coal tar yellow. None of these adulterations are injurious, but deprive the purchaser of his rights. Mineral matter is at times added. Ordinary gypsum was found in two samples in large amount, and sand in another to greater extent than conld occur by accident. The latter brand contained flour as well as sand, and was deprived of it's oil.
 OI11 OliC pu1C Ol pepper " do found and that was of English origin. The cheaper varieties were made up of pepper hulls, yellow corn, burnt shells, cracker dust, woody fiber and cayenne to give pungency, all these materials being found ill one specimen. Red pep per was made from yellow corn and a red earth, with sufficient cayenne for pungency.
 Ginger is found in it's original condi- ton in many qualities. Then it is diluted with farinaceous matter, mustard hulls, corn and burnt shells, and is often col ored with turmeric.
 Cloves suffer from the abstraction of the essential oil which gives them their value, and are adulterated with material of inferior nature, such as spent cloves and clove stems, corn, burned shells and mineral coloring matter. Different | grinders select their adulterants, and by the aid of coloring run them through many different spices. Washington Cor l New York World
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-23
An Indian Fakir's Trance.

Talking of sleeping men," was one day on my way to .Dholpurn, near Agra, and when halting to rest our horses heard casually of a ''jogi" of some local celeb rity who was in a neighboring tope of mango trees. walked over to the sacred shade, andt here, standing upright against pillar of rough masonry, was fakir. Like all these saintly personages he was extremely dirty. His hair, worked up into rope ends with grease and dust, hung nearly to his waist; his body, stark naked, was painted with gray pigment; but, to exaggerate the skeleton idea, the ribs. chest bones and ankles were 'picked out'' in yellow ocher. One eye was wide open; over the other dropped paralyzed eye lid. The mouth was wide open, and out of a corner were sprouting several blades of corn. His hands were clinched and his nails, I was told, were growing through the palms of his hands. He had been, moreover-I am only quoting what was said-in the "trance" in which 1 saw him for two months. In spite of all that have read and heard about these ecstatic jogis, ventured to be skeptical. But offered an oblation of copper coins at the holy mans s shrine, round which, in pious assemblage, stood quantity of other offerings in kind-''l little dues of wheat and oil. He may have been an impostor, but it struck me as a very dreary form of imposition indeed. All alone there, under the dusty trees, with the shrilling of the kites in one's ears all day long and at night the dismal com pany of ribald jackals. Society.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-23
THE ART OF EMBALMING.
How Bodies of the Dead Are Preserved
 for Future Generations.

How Bodies of the Dead Are Preserved
 for Future Generations.
 Said reporter to prominent under taker the other day; '.I suppose this warm weather will cause you to get out your refrigeratorsf
 ssWell, it would few years ago, but now, you know, we never use ice for pre- serving body except in few cases where the friends or relatives object to our embaln1ing it.
 ''That is more expensive, though, is it not?''
 ''Oh, no; the cost is about the same and the trouble is much less. Now, you see, in using ice we have a big box to carry around, and where we have three or four cases at the same time we would be obliged to have several coolers, but by the new way of preserving here Is all we have to carry" and he laid his hand on what looked like sample case, such as is ordinarily oara iod iy liquor sSale7s4iialIl.
 On opening the case it bore striking resemblance to surgeons case, except that on one side there were three quart bottles filled with milky looking fluids The instruments consisted of a small knife, lancet such as is used by, physi- clans in tapping" and syringe with a great variety of nozzles. "This, :" said the undertaken, picking up the syringe, lis the principal thing used, and the nozzles are used in just as many ways as there are nozzles. Now we use this nozzle when we do not intend to do regular job of embalming, but simply to preserve the body a day or two, and it is used for injecting the fluid into the stomach. This is for hypodermic injection, this for a vein, this for an artery and this is used for what we call initiating. That is, if the person has been sick long time and is very thin in the face, we insert this in the face under the ear and force a certain fluid into the face to give it round ap- pearance.
 "Then understand that it is not neces- sary to fill the veins and arteries in order to preserve body for few days?''
 Not by any means. Of course it de- | pends very much on the condition of the body when given into our hands, but or dinarily we inject into the stomach and intestines and into the head through the nose and ears. In q thorough job, where the body has to be kept number of days in warm weather, we fill the arteries, and in case of the sudden death of a vigorous person we usually have to draw out the I blood first. This we are obliged to do while the body is warm, but we do not inject the embalming fluid till the animal warmth has left the body..oe sGs.sl la [ ':How long will body retain its natural appearance that has been thoroughly treated?"
 II can hardly say, All the way from one year to ten or even more, and I5ex- pect if I enbalmed body just to see how long could keep it, it would keeI till it was destroyed by outside agencies. I have removed bodies that have been buried three or four years that were per. feet, only they were covered with mold. , Rochester Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-23
Queen victoria Not Popular.

The queen is not popular. Very few people know anything about her. do not believe that 15 per cent. of the people of London have ever seen her. She lives such a retired life that she is rarely taken into consideration in connection with public questions. She appears to have very little sympathy with English people and to be as foreign at heart as if she had always lived on the continent. This is shown whenever she goes over to the continent for change. She is quite an- other person when she is over there
 The French people are delighted with her and the French papers are filled with glowing accounts of her popularity at Aix-les- -Bains. When she is on the con- tinent she goes out and mixes with people and shows herself everywhere on all pub lie occasions. But in England she shuts herself up like recluse and only with great difficulty can be persuaded to spend two or three weeks in London during the year.-London Cor. New York World.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-07-23
Salt as a Medicine.

There is the highest medical authority for the statement that there is nothing better than common salt for any ordinary inflammation of the throat, mouth, or nasal passages. Dissolve dessert spoon full in a coffee cup, and gargle the solu- tion, or snuff it up the nose until it comes out into the backmouth. Repeat two or three times day until cured.
 Dr. Thackeray, of Philadelphia, has found that salt is effective in the most violent attacks of erysipelas, and, more over, leaves no unsightly scars behind. He uses saturated solution-that Is as strong as it can be made-and simply keeps the parts covered with cloth wet it. At the same he cools the system with dose of Epsom salts, mixed with lemon juice, and orders a light farinaceous diet. -Youth's Companion.